stubborn person; strong-minded person; obstinate person
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
worthy of special mention
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
(university) admission category for recommended candidates
(committee) chairman; president
as you are aware; as you know
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
on the occasion of; at the time of
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
individual match; single game
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
power; authority; jurisdiction
true character; real nature
to show; to bare (the teeth)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
ago; since; before; previous
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
right (to do something); authority; power
because; for; the reason why is ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to compete with; to vie for
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop